Nekoosa City Zoning Code
§ 17.09
General regulations.
(1)
Jurisdiction. The jurisdiction of this chapter shall include all lands and waters within the corporate limits of the City of Nekoosa.
(2)
Compliance. No structure shall hereafter be used and no structure or part thereof shall hereafter be located, erected, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, converted or structurally altered without a zoning permit and without full compliance with the provisions of this chapter and all other applicable City, county and state regulations.
(3)
Site restrictions.
(a)
General restrictions. No land shall be used or structure erected where the land is held unsuitable for such use or structure by reason of flooding, concentrated runoff, inadequate drainage, adverse soil or rock formation, unfavorable topography, low bearing strength, erosion susceptibility or any other feature likely to be harmful to the health, safety, prosperity, aesthetics and general welfare of the City. The Zoning Administrator, in applying the provisions of this subsection, shall, in writing, recite the particular facts upon which he bases his conclusion that the land is not suitable for certain uses. The applicant shall have an opportunity to appeal a finding of such unsuitability to the Zoning Board of Appeals if he so desires. Thereafter, the Zoning Administrator may affirm, modify or withdraw his determination of unsuitability.
(b)
Minimum frontage. All lots shall abut upon a street and each lot shall have a minimum frontage of 75 feet at the building setback line.
(c)
Principal structure. All principal structures shall be located on a lot and only one principal structure shall be located, erected or moved onto a lot.
(d)
Street access. No zoning permit shall be issued for a lot which abuts a public street dedicated only to a portion of its proposed width and located on that side thereof from which the required dedication has not been secured.
(e)
Private sewer and water. In any district where a public water supply or public sewerage service is not available, inhabitable buildings shall be constructed or placed on a lot that complies with Ch. SPS 385, Wis. Adm. Code.
(4)
Use restrictions. The following use restrictions and regulations shall apply:
(a)
Principal uses. Only those principal uses specified for a district, their essential services, and those uses enumerated below shall be permitted in a designated district.
(b)
Accessory uses. Accessory uses and structures are permitted in any district, but not until the principal structure is present or under construction.
(c)
Conditional uses. Conditional uses and their accessory uses are considered as special uses requiring review, public hearing and approval by the Council in accordance with § 17.26 of this chapter.
(d)
Unclassified or unspecified uses. Unclassified or unspecified uses may be permitted by the Plan Commission, provided that such uses are similar in character to the principal uses permitted in the district.
(6)
Visual clearance. On a corner lot in any district, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to materially impede vision between a height of 2 1/2 feet above the center-line grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the street lines of such corner lot and a line joining points along said street lines 25 feet from the point of the intersection.
(7)
Temporary uses. Temporary uses such as real estate sales field offices or shelters for materials and equipment being used in the construction of a permanent structure may be permitted by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
(8)
Reduction or joint use. No lot, yard, parking area, building area or other space shall be reduced in area or dimension so as not to meet the provisions of this chapter. No part of any lot, yard, parking area or other space required for a structure or use shall be used for any other structure or use.
(9)
Corner lot setbacks. In addition to other setback requirements, the side yard of a corner lot abutting the street shall be a minimum of 25 feet.